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Basic AI

A Human Guide to Artificial Intelligence
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In Basic AI, leading futurist David L. Shrier delves deep into the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence, delivering fascinating insights and exploring the impact this powerful technology will have on our lives and world. Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen... Read More
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In Basic AI leading futurist David L. Shrier explains how generative AI works, where it's heading and how it will impact on everyday life and work.

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In Basic AI, leading futurist David L. Shrier delves deep into the rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence, delivering fascinating insights and exploring the impact this powerful technology will have on our lives and world.

Artificial intelligence is driving workforce disruption on a scale not seen since the Industrial Revolution. In schools and universities, AI technology has forced a re-evaluation of the way students are taught and assessed. Meanwhile, ChatGPT has become a cultural phenomenon, reaching 100 million users and attracting a $10 billion investment in its parent company, OpenAI. The race to dominate the generative AI market is accelerating at breakneck speed, inspiring breathless headlines and immense public interest.

Basic AI provides a rare window into a frontier area of computer science that will change everything about how you live and work. Read this book and better understand how to succeed in the AI-enabled future.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472148759

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 January 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Robinson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 134.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 240

About the Author

David L. Shrier has published seven books regarding the impact of technology on society, and is a globally recognised expert in technology-driven innovation. He runs one private and one public company while holding an appointment with Imperial College Business School, where he is a Professor of Practice.

David advises public companies, private enterprise and more than 100 governments on creating ecosystems of new ventures in fields such as digital transformation, artificial intelligence, data analytics and financial technology, having developed more than $10 billion of growth initiatives. David personally helped revolutionise how online classes are delivered by top universities like MIT and Oxford, creating the four most profitable online classes in history, and stimulating entrepreneurial action across more than 150 countries empowering over 20,000 innovators.

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